Cabral, Pedro Alvares
1500 - Unexpectedly reached Brazil during voyage from Portugal to East Indies, becoming 1st European to discover Brazil and taking possession of it for Portugal.
1520 - Cabral died and was buried in a monastery in Santarém, Portugal.
1900 - He was honored on a postage stamp, in a set of Brazilian stamps issued January 1st to mark the 400th anniversary of the discovery.
- In Brazil, he is depicted on the 1 cent coin, and also on a special edition of the R$10 note.
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